NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1948)

WCAE-FM — VVCAE, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. — Ti nnsfer of con¬ trol of permittee corporation from Pitt Pnhlisliiug t'o. to llear.st Pul)lisliing Co., Inc. IvONG — Times-Star Publisliiiig Co., .Alameda, Calif. ( Ahrahani Kofman and Sara F. Kofman) — Moditication of con¬ struction permit { B.")-PII-300, as modified » \Yhich author¬ ized a new FM broadcast station, for extension of completion date. Channel #240 NEW — Greenwich Broadcasting Corp., Greenwich, Conn.— Construction permit for a new FAl broadcast station (Class A) to be operated on Cbannel 228, 93.5 me.. ERP of 340 watts and antenna height above average terrain 75 feet. Amended to change fre(iuency from Cbannel 228, 93.5 me. to Channel #240, 95.9 me. Channel #256 js'EW — Riverside Broadcasters, Riverside, Calif. (A. ,1. Victor, E. K. Bowman. Edward .1. Mnrset. -Jr.. .Jerry .1. Ferro, ,1. Herman, .Jr., and Paul B. Sogg) ( P. O.. % A. ,1. Victor, 1135 So. Bronson Ave., Los .X^ngeles, Calif.) — Con¬ struction permit for a new FlI broadcast station to lie operated on Cbannel 250, 99.1 me., EBP of 3 KW. Channel #290 NEW — Boston Radio Co., Inc., Boston, Mass. ( P. (t.. % O’Connell «Si Co., 49 Federal St.) — Construction permit for a new FM broadcast station (Class B) to be operated on Cban¬ nel 290, 105.9 me., EBP of 50 KW, and antenna height above average terrain 352 feet. FM— Application Returned The People’s Broadcasting Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. ( Engene Cantino and Perry Strobino, a partnership) — Construction permit for a new FM broadcast station (Class A) to be operated on EBP of 350 watts. Returned December 11, 1947. Program analysis not submitted. Also discrepancy in engineering concerning the cbannel. FM— Application Dismissed Southern California Associated Newspapers, Mount Wilson, Calif. — Construction permit for a new bigb freipiency FM broadcast station to be operated on Cbannel No. 230, 93.9 me., ERP of 56.4 KW. Dismissed without prejudice at request of attorney. FM— Applications Tendered for Filing WMIT-FM — Gordon Gray, Winston-Salem, N. C. — Consent to assignment of license of FM station IVMIT and Studio Link W4XGG to Radio WMIT. WLOB — Claremont Eagle, Inc., Claremont, N. H. — Consent to assignment of construction permit of FM station to IVLOB, Inc. TELEVISION TV— Miscellaneous Actions The Commission adopted an order extending from De¬ cember 31. 1947, to March 31. 1948, the waiver of require¬ ments of Section 3.661(a) of TV rules which re(]uire tele¬ vision station licensees to broadcast a minimum of 2 hours of broadcast service in any given broailcast day and not less than 28 hours of broadcast service per week. WDEL-TV— WDEL, Inc., Wilmington, Del.— Granted modibcation of CP to change T-location. change type of eiiuipment and antenna system. ( BMPCT-133 ) KSTP-TV— KSTP, Inc., St. Paul, Minn.— Granted modi¬ fication of CP to change T-location and studio location, and extension of completion date for 6 months. (BMl’CT-134) Lil)erty Bradcasting Corp., Atlanta, Ga. — Granted Cl* for a new station Cbannel No. 5 76-S2 me.: visual power; 17.768 KW : aural. 9.37 KIV : antenna 555 feet. (Bl’CT-22()) 77ic foUoir'nKj ircrc t/nnitcd modifientioH of CP'.s for c.idciinioii of com ptctioii datex ns indicated : IVGNA, Chicago, to 6-1-48 (BMPCT-1:J9) ; IVW.T-TV, De¬ troit. to 5-1-48 (BMPCT-140). MISCELLANEOUS BROADCAST Remote Pickup Licenses Granted WOGR — Ashhacker Radio Corp., area of Muskegon, Mich. — Granted license for new remote pickup station. IBLBY347) WIHF — Lndington Broadcasting Co., Liidington, Mich. — Granted license for new remote pickuii station. (BLBY3481 Noncommercial Educational Applications Accepted for Filing WPTL — Providence Bible Institute, Providence, R. I. — Moditication of construction permit ( Bl-PED-55. which au¬ thorized a new noncommercial educational brojidcast sta¬ tion. as modilied ) for extension of conqiletion date. NEW — The County of Los Angeles, Calif., Mt. Wilson, Calif. — Construction iiermit for a new FM broadcast station (non-commercial) to hi' operated on 8S.5 me.. 203 cbannel, power of 1 KAV. Amendment correcting resolution. Noncommercial Educational Application Dismissed NEW — Lewis College of Science and Technology, Chicago, 111. — Construction permit for a new noncommercial educa¬ tional FM broailcast station to be operated on frequency to be assigned by FCC, power of 52.2 KIV. Dismissed without prejudice at reiiuest of applicant. December 2, 1947. Remote Pickup Applications Accepted for Filing WEGS — Donald A. Burton, area of Muncie, Ind. — Volun¬ tary assignment of license from Donald A. Burton to TriCity Radio Corporation. WHPT — Radio Station WMFR, Inc., area of High Point, N. C. (.James E. Lambeth etc.) — Voluntary assignment of construction permit from .James E. I.,ambetb. .l.ames E. Lam¬ beth. .Ir.. Helen M. Lambeth. Frank ,4. Lambeth and Molly H. Landietb, d, b as Radio Station IVMFR. to Radio Station IVMFR. Inc. Federol Trade Commission Actions Case Closed Match Corporation of America — The Coinmssion closed without prejudice the case growing out of its complaint charging Ylateb Coi-poi-ation of America. 3433 IVest 48tb Place. Chicago, ndtli misrepresentation of merchandise as "fri'c" in advertisements directed to jirospective sales agents and purchasers of liook matches. (5360) Complaints Dismissed Morris Paint and Varnish Co., etc. — The Commission dis¬ missed without prejudice its complaints charging an Omaha, (Continued on next T>age) JANUARY 5, 1948-15